The OpenWorld Podcast: Live Without Limits

If you love travel and pursuing your passions, you’ll love this episode!

Back in 2016, Celinne Da Costa took a huge leap of faith: she left her unfulfilling corporate life in New York City behind to design the life she wanted from scratch. Growing up as an Italian-Brazilian in the United States, she never subscribed to the idea of the American Dream. Instead she yearned for a lifestyle that allowed her to travel, write, and share meaningful experiences with others.

Packing her carry-on, she got on a one-way plane to Europe, and spent close to a year putting her fate into the hands of people–mostly strangers–around the world, and had an astonishing +70 hosts in +20 countries across five continents. Her accommodations have ranged from a tiny hut in a small rural Nepalese village to a penthouse in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Her hunger for meeting and befriending locals wherever she goes have taken her on all sorts of adventures, including: meeting locals at a Myanmar monastery who showed her a secret cave where a monk has been meditating for 40 years, meeting a Tasmanian man at a meditation retreat in Nepal for 30 minutes and visiting him in Tasmania six months later, jumping on the back of a stranger’s motorcycle in Indonesia and spending the afternoon learning about the ancient art of Javanese puppet-making.

Her biggest adventure of all, however, has been rediscovering what it truly means to be human. She shares this in her book “The Art of Being Human.”

During the podcast, Celinne shares her story pursuing the typical "American Dream." Like many of us, she became disillusioned, realizing that she the dream being sold to her was simply buying a product, and that she needed to look inside herself for true happiness. We talk about how we have worked to create our identities, and the trappings of the ego.

Celinne shared some remarkable insights about her daily rituals, and how she lives by pursuing three things that set her soul on fire each and every day. She also shared some things which are new to me, such as the "Tibetan rites" that she follows for her wellness, and how she creates a powerful mindset to help her win at work.

In this episode of the podcast I have the pleasure of welcoming my friend and fellow nomad extraordinaire, Doug Crowe. Doug is the chief instigator behind Real Best Seller and helps regular business people to create books and profitable businesses with their book as an anchor.

An avid traveler, 

Doug travels around the world and seems to be in a new country almost every week. He recently brought his mother with him on an unforgettable voyage to Antarctica. We had a chance to hang out in Bangkok recently, where we rode bicycles around the old neighborhoods and floating markets, and had a fantastic time.

As a veteran of the publishing industry, Doug possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience for what it takes to help people become bestselling authors. As an entrepreneur he earns $20k per project, which is aspirational and enviable (to give you an idea, I've never sold a one-off service for more than $3.5k, so you can tell there's a lot we can learn from him about high-ticket selling).

Doug also offers a done-for-you social media marketing service and has a lot of “hacks” to share, so I was very curious to pick his brain about his unique strategies for generating leads and traffic.

Doug got his start in real estate investing, and over twenty years became very successful. However in 2008, the real estate market crashed and he lost everything. Sixteen foreclosures. A painful divorce. Loss of his home, career, and self esteem. He had to start all over again from square one.

He wrote his first book, but wasn't successful. He did however learn from successful personalities such as Robert Kiyosaki and Loral Langemeier about how to become an "entrepreneurial author," a writer who is able to get full leverage and monetization from their book and brand.

In this podcast, Doug and I had a brilliant conversation about building your personal brand and platform, and building mutually beneficial high-value relationships with successful people and clients. We discuss strategies for content marketing and reaching markets with your message, the art of high-ticket selling, prospecting online, why "getting the short end of the stick" can help you be super successful, Doug's "newsjacking" technique, and much more!

Hope you enjoy this interview with Doug and I! And please become a friend of the show and leave us a review on iTunes :)

On today's podcast we're speaking with Kim and Ryan Desmond who run CodingNomads, which teaches intensive software development courses around the world.

When I first read about Kim and Ryan's business, I really thought they had taken the tough route - after all, setting up an onsite technical training camp in Bali or Thailand cannot be easy, right?

However, Ryan's expertise with in-demand coding skills, Kim's chops in marketing, and the couple's combined dream to help people worldwide learn skills that can change their lives for the better drove them down this road. As you will hear, it has been extremely rewarding.

They ran their first 3 international training courses in 2017, which went even better than hoped for. Students say that learning to code abroad actually helps them focus in on learning fast, whilst getting to experience the digital nomad lifestyle. It also creates a real family feel amongst the cohort, with many keeping in touch and helping each other after the course.

Beyond CodingNomads, Kim and Ryan have particular insight on what it's like to start an international business as a couple, what they love about being digital nomads, and advice for those looking to take the travel leap.

I am really looking forward to chatting with Ryan and Kim, and hearing more about how they've turned their skills and passions into their dream digital nomad jobs.

In this episode, we've flipped the tables and I'm the one being interviewed by my friend and new OpenWorld podcast co-host, Lloyd Hester. Sometime ago, Lloyd and I connected on Facebook and connected instantly as fellow entrepreneurs, global nomads, and kindred spirits.

Both of us were the archetypal "square peg in the round hole" growing up; we really didn't fit in with traditional education and a traditional career path. Despite natural gifts, we always seemed to be the troublemakers, the ones who seemed to be destined for failure (or at least a life well outside of the traditional path to success).

In this discussion I share with Lloyd the formative stages of my years of starting out in business as a young adult (starting at 23) and how I progressed into the entrepreneur I am today. We talk about all of the lessons I learnt along the way (most at a high cost!). For example, the first internet marketing program I spent set me back $3,500 -- which I couldn't afford, so I paid in installments and hustled as hard as I could for the rest.

We talk about keys to productivity and effectiveness, building successful online businesses and products, and my long-term strategy for success. I also share my "black box advantage" that I've been using in my current main revenue-generating business which gives me the biggest competitive advantage. We talk about "grey hat" marketing strategies and how you can leverage technology to reach more people. I also share my process for creating efficient systems to unlock freedom in your business and life, and a bunch more!

This was a very fun chat and an in-depth discussion, thank you for your continued patronage of our podcast and hope you enjoy!

Welcome to another exciting episode of the OpenWorld podcast! Today I'm joined by the one and only James Schramko, author of the new book "Work Less, Make more!"

There are plenty of people who talk about lifestyle, and traveling and working remotely. Browse around on YouTube and you'll find plenty of "How to Live in Chiang Mai for $10 a Day" videos all over the place. James is a bit different. He is one of the only lifestyle guys who is earning six figures a month while working about 20 hours a week.

He does this through a series of principles and processes that he's developed, which can be duplicated for virtually any type of business. He employs a small but effective team of five team people, and spends most of his time surfing, traveling, and wearing a big grin. 

If you ever feel like you are working way too hard (or not earning enough for the time you put it), then you’ll love this interview. If you ever feel like you’re stuck doing work that’s not meaningful, James will help you find clarity and prioritize your direction.

As the creator of SilverCircle, a private mastermind for six figure and seven figure business owners, James coaches the top entrepreneurs to help them reach the top of their game and reduce the struggle they face in business.

Fire up the coffee pot and get ready for a whirlwind discussion between James and I about mental performance, productivity, psycho-cybernetics and sales psychology, personal branding and a whole lot more!

Hope you enjoy the interview, leave us a comment if you have questions for James or me :)

Welcome to another interesting and educational episode of the OpenWorld podcast. In this episode I'm joined by my friend and colleague, Beck Power, who is hard at work building her digital nomad empire!

Before she began her new life living abroad, Beck was working as a travel agent in New Zealand. She was earning a decent salary of $75,000, but she was making her company than two million! She thought I'm tired of making other people rich and decided to strike out on her own, come whatever.

She hit the ground running, but it was much harder than she had anticipated. In May 2016, she lay silent on her bed, frozen in fear.

She had just paid rent in my Bangkok apartment. As she stared at her phone screen, only 42 cents remained in her bank account.

She had NO idea how she would pay rent next month. Everything she had tried up to that point was useless. She wasn't in the right mindset to pull anything together and would just give up and go back to bed.

She felt like the biggest failure EVER.

For two weeks, she cried herself to sleep and didn't leave the room. She had no idea what I was going to do. The fear crippled her from trying something new. She couldn't handle another failure, another piece of evidence that she should just give up this digital nomad dream and go home.

As a last ditch effort she tried to discover a way to "reverse engineer" selling products online, a way that was completely different than anything she had tried before. By Christmas of 2016, she was making $3k a month. She implemented it for someone else and they made $4k the first month.

She has since made almost a million dollars across more than eight funnels. Now, she's focused on creating a number of different useful products related to e-commerce, travel hacking, digital nomadism, and cryptocurrency.

During this interview, Beck and I discuss everything related to digital nomadism and online entrepreneurship. We talk about mindset, marketing and promotion, travel hacking, growth hacking, and much more! Hope you enjoy the podcast and please leave us a review on iTunes if you like our show :)

Welcome to another action-packed episode of the OpenWorld podcast! In this interview I'm joined by a true man of mystery, the founder of Nomad Capitalist, the one and only Andrew Henderson. Andrew is one of the world’s most sought after experts on offshore and expat tax issues, second passports, and global citizenship.

Andrew’s mission is to show you that geography is no longer a limiting factor and that you can exponentially improve your living situation.

What I like about Andrew is he’s a doer, he doesn't just talk; he actually goes out and makes stuff happen.He has been blogging for five years at NomadCapitalist.com and today his blog reaches over 4 million readers. He’s also traveled for about 10 years and been to 89 countries and is one of the most established thought-leaders in the location independent lifestyle.

Things he teaches:

• Save hundreds of thousands in taxes

• Create a second passport

• Get started creating the business of your dreams

• And and everything related to geo-arbitrage

In this interview, Andrew shares his best advice for helping you keep more of their money, living where they want, and becoming a global citizen! We start by discussing Andrew's upbringing and the lessons his father instilled in him which contributed to his access, including Andrew's personal mantra, “go where you’re treated best.”

We also discuss the finer points of long-term international travel, geoarbitrage and lifestyle design, overseas bank accounts, taxes, favorite destinations to live, travel, and invest, and much more!

Welcome to another fun episode of the podcast!

Today I'm honored to be joined by a fellow Southern Californian :) He's a nomad currently calling in from Da Nang, Vietnam. We were neighbors together in San Diego, now both exploring the world.

David s running a laptop business, traveling the world fulltime, wherever the wind takes him. He lived in Alaska for a year, traveled extensively through Europe, Asia, India, and Central America.

He started out as a freelancer, and now he’s partnered with an expat and running a full on agency called Handmade SEO which you can see at handmadeseo.co.

• Tips and tricks for making it as a freelancer

• How David finds high-paying clients on Upwork

• The trick David used to cut through the competition and differentiate himself

• Strategies for consulting and converting clients

• Favorite SEO strategies

• Mistakes people make with their marketing activities

• Why experts in a field handicap themselves

• Techniques and tools to gain user feedback and improve websites

• And much, much more!

Hope you enjoy this fun chat between myself and my friend David. If you like our show and want us to keep going, please do take a moment to write a quick review on iTunes. We'd like to hear from you!

Welcome to another episode of the OpenWorld podcast!

In this episode, I give you a sneak peek into my new upcoming book, dubbed "Dr Growth." I'm really excited about this new book, and you'll soon see why!

I've been hard at work for the last seven months to create one of the best and most comprehensive guides to growing your business and brand online.

Through the course of launching five best selling books, starting a top-ranked blog and podcast, publishing courses, a magazine, and information products, appearing on more than 50 podcasts, I've had a hand in everything. I've learnt a ton about how to best bring products to the online market space -- and how to blend in the secret ingredients of leverage and automation for best results.

In the new book, "Dr Growth," I share all of my best secrets -- most of which you will not find anywhere else, in any other book, or even on this blog.

• How to create viral launches

• How to automate lead generation with social media

• Price, promotion, neuromarketing hacks

• Hack press to become an internet celebrity

• How to appear huge by being "Twitter famous"

• The most effective free traffic source you aren't using

• And a bunch more!

In this free excerpt from the book, you'll receive exclusive access to the foreword of this exciting new project, titled "Marketing is War, Minus the Venom:"

• Lessons in marketing from history's greatest generals

• Why those who create their own rules win

• The most fascinating dentist you've never heard of

• How to thrive in a world of chaos and change

• What separates the most successful entrepreneur from the rest.

• Plus more!

Hope you enjoy this episode! If you're interested in receiving an early copy of the new book as a beta reader or helping with the launch, please comment here or send me an email to: [email protected].

On this week's podcast I was interviewed by Chris Reynolds of the Entrepreneur House, a friend of mine who I met in Thailand. Chris has created a business accelerator for digital nomads and location-independent entrepreneurs and is connected to some of the best and most inspiring players in the game.

It was an honor for me to chat with him and be featured on his podcast, which we've reproduced here.

Hitchhiking through the south of India. Sree Manakshi Amman temple, Tamil Nadu.

Chris calls me a "modern day Indiana Jones" entrepreneur and we discuss how I've made my life traveling and adventuring around the globe while creating online businesses over the past six years. This was a fun discussion between two veteran nomadic entrepreneurs where we discuss how we take traveling, adventure, productivity and entrepreneurship to another level. We also discuss some of our grandest business and lifestyle goals and our processes for achieving them!

Today, I share a bit about my journey as what Chris calls an "adventrepreneur," some of the crazy travels I've been on, how I apply my adventurous mentality to being an entrepreneur and my new book.

We also discuss accelerated learning, growth and life hacking, and exchange some great tips on how to maximize personal development. We discuss why mistakes and failure are an important stepping stone to success, and much more!

If you desire more free time, personal power, and adventure in life, then you'll certainly love this discussion.